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Microsoft SQL Server vs Amazon Aurora Comparison (2026)

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Overview

SQL Server is a relational database management system (RDMS) designed to help businesses of all sizes analyze structured or unstructured data across various data environments including Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, MySQL, and more.

Built for the cloud, Aurora is a relational database management system that helps businesses manage, migrate and run MySQL, PostgreSQL, and other traditional enterprise databases. It is managed by Amazon RDS, which facilitates hardware provisioning, network patching, data backups, and more.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

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Pricing

Starting from

209

One-time payment

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

0.02

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.6

1.9K

5

4

3

2

1

1.2K

661

55

3

1

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
85%
would recommend this app

4.6

16

5

4

3

2

1

10

6

0

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
88%
would recommend this app

Pros

“Licensing costs can become significant as environments grow, and some advanced administration, performance tuning, and high-availability features require specialized database expertise.”
DR

Dave R.

Manager

“From an IT administration perspective, SQL Server has been an important part of maintaining stable business operations and supporting critical enterprise systems.”
DR

Dave R.

Manager

“From an IT perspective, it provides dependable performance while simplifying database administration and long-term maintenance.”
DR

Dave R.

Manager

Pros

Not enoughreviews yet

Cons

“The learning curve for complex query is quite high without basic knowledge of SQL language it is quite hard to write queries”
IP

Issac P.

Senior Engineer

“The licensing costs can be quite high for smaller businesses.”
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abdo e.

Data Engineer

“Also i miss a mobile Version (like SQLLite) and i think LocalDB is not an option.”
PG

Patric G.

CIO

Cons

Not enoughreviews yet

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review24 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review2 years ago

Key features

  • Total features33
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Ad hoc Query
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Audit Management
  • Authentication
  • Automatic Backup
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Benchmarking
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Dashboard
  • Data Capture and Transfer
  • Data Connectors
  • Data Dictionary Management
  • Data Extraction
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Mapping
  • Data Migration
  • Data Replication
  • Data Storage Management
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Transformation
  • Data Visualization
  • Database Conversion
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Encryption
  • Full Text Search
  • Mobile Access
  • Monitoring
  • Multiple Data Sources
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Performance Analysis
  • Performance Metrics
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Relational Database Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Self Service Data Preparation
  • Visual Analytics
  • Total features23
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Ad hoc Query
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Audit Management
  • Authentication
  • Automatic Backup
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Benchmarking
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Dashboard
  • Data Capture and Transfer
  • Data Connectors
  • Data Dictionary Management
  • Data Extraction
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Mapping
  • Data Migration
  • Data Replication
  • Data Storage Management
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Transformation
  • Data Visualization
  • Database Conversion
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Encryption
  • Full Text Search
  • Mobile Access
  • Monitoring
  • Multiple Data Sources
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • Performance Analysis
  • Performance Metrics
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Relational Database Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Self Service Data Preparation
  • Visual Analytics

Integrations

  • Total integrations5
  • AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
  • AWS Key Management Service (KMS)
  • AWS Management Console
  • Amazon RDS
  • Amazon VPC
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Microsoft Visual Studio
  • MySQL
  • Total integrations5
  • AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
  • AWS Key Management Service (KMS)
  • AWS Management Console
  • Amazon RDS
  • Amazon VPC
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Microsoft Visual Studio
  • MySQL